Le Beau Mariage (A Good Marriage) (1982)
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73% of users liked it
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Le Beau Marriage, aka The Perfect Marriage, is the second of Eric Rohmer's "Comedies et Proverbes". Beatrice Romand (the adolescent star of Rohmer's Claire's Knee, now nicely grown up) impulsively decides that Andre Dussolier-whom she barely knows--would make an ideal husband.… More Le Beau Marriage, aka The Perfect Marriage, is the second of Eric Rohmer's "Comedies et Proverbes". Beatrice Romand (the adolescent star of Rohmer's Claire's Knee, now nicely grown up) impulsively decides that Andre Dussolier-whom she barely knows--would make an ideal husband. Now she must convince him that she'll make an ideal wife. Leaving her old boy friend in the dust, Romand launches her single-purposed pursuit of Dussolier. But because she's jumped in and started swimming without first checking the waters, our headstrong heroine is in for a major disappointment. Even after she's down, however, Romand refuses to be counted out. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Eric Rohmer
- Written By
- Eric Rohmer
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1982 Wide
- Studio
- Media Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
A comedy in the classic sense.
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Tom Milne, Time Out
Acutely exact both psychologically and socially.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
The scope of Le Beau Mariage is limited, but everything within it is well-defined and magically, unexpectedly, illuminating.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's the kind of soft film that Chabrol would turn into a thriller, while smearing the bourgeois lifestyle.
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Dan Callahan, ToxicUniverse.com
You might be surprised to discover that watching Rohmer's films consistently actually improves your own moral character, or at least alerts you to the possibility of change.
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Cast
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Béatrice Romand
as Sabine
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André Dussollier
as Edmond
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Arielle Dombasle
as Clarisse
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Feodor Atkine
as Simon
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Huguette Faget
as Antique Dealer
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Thamila Mezbah
as Mother
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Sophie Renoir
as Lise
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Vincent Gauthier
as Claude
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Pascal Greggory
as Nicolas
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Virginie Thévenet
as The Bride
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Denise Bailly
as The Countess
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Catherine Réthi
as Client
